Qatar has to date not ratified MARPOL Annex VI (click to view current status) however Qatar Petroleum MIC [Mesaieed Industrial City] Port Information and Regulations Guide January 2020 Edition, Section 6.73 states: “As per the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution form ships (MARPOL) Annex VI, Reg.14 which came into force on 01/01/2020, all […]
Under Maritime Transport Sector, TGA Circular No. (14) 2019 (distributed as Circular No. (21) 2019 by Mawani Saudi Ports Authority), MARPOL Annex VI regulation 14, 0.50% fuel sulphur limit applies to ships in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia waters. EGCS are permitted as an alternative method of compliance. However Mawani Saudi ports authority has subsquently published […]
UPDATE: 06 April 2021 As widely reported by P&I clubs and the Turkish Shipowners Association Turkey’s Ministry for Environment and Urbanization General Directorate for Environmental Management has issued notice E-84973951-140.99-698452 prohibiting discharges from Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Quote: In line with article 23(b) of the Regulation on Controlling Water Pollution dated 31.12.2004 and published in […]
Australian ports and waters are outside of IMO MARPOL Annex VI Emission Control Areas. Under Annex VI regulation 14 the maximum fuel sulphur limit of 0.50% applies from 1 January 2020 (although it should be noted that under local regulation 0.10% applies to cruise ships in Sydney harbour – see below). Regulation 4 also applies […]
